Privacy

The short version

Kiiboard does not require an account and does not include advertising or analytics SDKs. The keyboard processes your typing on your Android device. The Play Edition does not sync clipboard data to a computer. The Sync Edition sends clipboard content directly to computers you pair on your local network.

The Kiiboard website does not use analytics cookies. It stores only your light or dark theme preference in your browser.

Typing data

Like every Android keyboard, Kiiboard receives the keys you press so it can enter text into the active app. It may also use nearby text supplied by Android to provide suggestions, autocorrect, capitalization, and next-word prediction.

This processing takes place on your device. Kiiboard does not transmit what you type to a Kiiboard cloud service.

Personal language data

When personalization is enabled, learned words and word patterns are stored locally in the app’s private storage. You can export this data, import a previous export, or clear it from Kiiboard settings.

Clipboard history

Kiiboard can keep a local history of copied text and images so you can search, pin, delete, and paste items from the keyboard. Clipboard history is stored in the app’s private local database. You can delete individual entries or clear the history.

Android controls when a keyboard or background service may read the system clipboard. Kiiboard only accesses clipboard content to provide the clipboard features you enable.

Sync Edition

When clipboard sync is enabled, the Android app discovers or connects to paired Kiiboard desktop companions on the same local network. Clipboard content can then move between those paired devices.

• Pairing uses a temporary six-digit PIN.
• Device keys are exchanged using X25519.
• Clipboard messages are encrypted with AES-256-GCM when encryption is enabled.
• Kiiboard does not operate a cloud relay that stores or forwards clipboard content.
• Paired-device names, addresses, identifiers, and encryption material are stored locally so devices can reconnect.

Anyone who controls a paired device may receive clipboard content while sync is active. Unpair devices you no longer trust and keep your local network and devices secure.

Language downloads and internet access

Optional dictionary and next-word model files are downloaded from Kiiboard’s GitHub release infrastructure. A request to GitHub necessarily exposes ordinary network information such as your IP address to GitHub under its own privacy policy. Once installed, the language files are used locally.

Permissions

Both editions

Kiiboard uses network access for optional language downloads and vibration access for key feedback when enabled.

Sync Edition

The direct Sync Edition additionally needs local-network, Wi-Fi discovery, foreground-service, notification, boot, and battery-optimization capabilities to find paired computers and maintain an optional background connection. These permissions are used for sync rather than advertising or tracking.

Backups, retention, and deletion

Android may include app data in a device backup depending on your operating-system and backup settings. Locally stored information remains until it is cleared in the app, removed by retention limits, or deleted when you uninstall Kiiboard. Desktop history retention can be configured in the companion application.

Third-party services

Purchases and distribution through Google Play are handled by Google. Direct binaries and language files are distributed through GitHub. Those services process requests under their own terms and privacy policies.

Changes and contact

This policy may be updated when Kiiboard’s features or distribution requirements change. The revision date at the top identifies the latest version.

For privacy questions or reports, contact the developer through the Kiiboard releases repository or the support details on Kiiboard’s Google Play listing.